Abidoye, Babatunde O.; Lawrence, John D. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2006
Commingling cattle in the feedlot increases the odds of cattle getting sick. However, backgrounded cattle are less susceptible to diseases which allow the generalizing statements like "backgrounding is just like single source". Using data from over 15,000 cattle fed in 12 Iowa feedlots, we show...